NC State University Offers Hemp Course
North Carolina State University will offer its first industrial hemp course in May 2019. The course is called, “Business …
Pest Management
Pest Problems After Storms and Other Disasters
Hurricanes, heavy storms, tornadoes, and other similar natural disasters can lead to problems with a variety of insects and vertebrate …
Pesticide Disposal Event Nets Pounds
The Sampson County Extension Center in cooperation with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance …
Hessian Fly
Will Hessian Fly be an issue in wheat this year? They very well could be. A few weeks ago, …
2017 Census of Agriculture: What’s in It for Me?
Just about everyone knows about the United States Census, which is conducted every ten years by the United States …
Farmers Should Be Counted in the 2017 Census of Ag
If you’ve been in Sampson County even for a short time, it’s obvious that agriculture is the heart of …
Pesticides
Pesticide is a broad term when it comes to chemicals. Pesticides are broken down into many categories. For example, …
Managing the Red Imported Fire Ant
The red imported fire ant has become more than a nuisance for homeowners in Southeastern North Carolina. It seems …
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
Brunswick Agent Teaches IPM to Master Gardeners
Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting …
Strategic Plan for NC Cooperative Extension Service
The following article was written by Justin Moore, NCSU Extension Communications, regarding the strategic plan for the North Carolina …
Got Creeping Bentgrass Problems?
Imagine this. Rain followed by heat stress = creeping bentgrass problems. Just last week we diagnosed our first cases …
Dollar Spot Alert
Over the past couple of weeks, a very familiar turfgrass disease, dollar spot, has begun its assault across much …
Return of the Fungi
Things have been relatively quiet here at the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab with regards to disease samples, however …
Pesticide Disposal
The Sampson County Extension Center in cooperation with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance …
What's Happening at Sampson County Cooperative Extension
Its been a busy spring and summer at Cooperative Extension. It is often hard to keep up with the …
Spiders... Big Spiders... Oh My!
Eastern NC is home to two quite large spiders: the black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) and the …
Soil Sampling Time
Fall is quickly approaching and after all the rainy season, many growers say it can’t come soon enough. A …
What Is Cooperative Extension?
I often get asked the question: “Where do you work?” It’s not as simple an answer as for most. …
How Can I Identify and Manage Fire Ants?
As warm weather approaches, those pesky fire ants become more active. Red Imported Fire Ants can be identified several …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Schools & Child Care Facilities
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
National eXtension Resources
Newsletters
Partnerships and Organizations
- APHIS Pest Detection and Management Programs
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Section
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